I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy." -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
I have seen this quote posted by several of my Facebook friends this week about the death of the most wanted terrorist in the world. I call bull$#!t. I WILL rejoice in his death. Not because I am a stupid warmonger, but because it should be. I rejoice because he is a mass murderer of thousands of American citizens. I do so, just as I rejoiced in the death of Timothy McVeigh. Why not rejoice the death of a monster that destroyed thousands of lives? Forget that he attacked America, think of the kids that perished that day. I know that Gandhi said that an “eye for an eye will make the whole world blind” but what should we have done? Should we have imprisoned him so more acts of terrorism are done for his release? Or should we just pretend awhh, that’s really sad UBL was killed? He helped murder the children in this picture:
So I will rejoice in his death. The only thing I am regretful for or saddened by is that I was not able to see it happen or carry it out myself. I know that sounds sadistic. In general I am not a big pro-death penalty person. For me there has to be something conclusive, such as multiple eye witnesses or video evidence
“I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.” A quote reportedly by Mark Twain seems would be a more appropriate sentiment for those who feel so much sympathy for UBL.
Let me get back to the quote by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. According to the Christian Science Monitor, he never said it. Nor could I produce any results from any search engine. It’s funny what people will choose to grab a hold of and believe to be true. Instead of trying to find a quote that fulfills your emotions, speak with your emotions. Here's my quote on the death of UBL “son of a bitch got off too easy”
Coincidentally I deleted those who put that quote as their status. (Except one, a lifelong friend always
gets a free pass, or ten.) You may say that they have the right to feel that way and they do. Excluding my
longtime friend I really don’t want to be associated with someone who has the slightest modicum of sympathy
for UBL’s death.
